How to Write a Poem – by Melissa Donovan…
How to Write a Poem – by Melissa Donovan… Read here …
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Using Physical Pain to Show a Character’s Past Trauma – by Lisa Hall-Wilson…
Using Physical Pain to Show a Character’s Past Trauma – by Lisa Hall-Wilson… Read here …
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Story Development and Execution Part 1: Ideation by Stacy Troilo, on Story Empire
Story Development and Execution Part 1: Ideation Klick to find the article.
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The Tips for Writers Collection by Mitch Teemley
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Wise words to an elderly lady complaining about her husband’s smoking and drinking by Churchmouse
Britain’s veteran television presenter Richard Madeley has a weekly agony uncle column in The Telegraph. Recently, a 76-year-old lady from Argyll and Bute in Scotland wrote to him complaining about her 73-year-old husband’s smoking and drinking. Excerpts of the letter and Madeley’s wise reply follow, emphases mine. Anon writes: I am 76 and I don’t […]
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Epub vs Mobi – by Sarah Rexford…
Epub vs Mobi – by Sarah Rexford… You’ve written your book and now you’re trying to decide what format to use to put it out into the world. Or maybe you’re still considering writing your book but you want to decide which format to use prior to writing. You’ve come to the right place. The format […]
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How can you do better in nonviolent communication? by A Better Man
How can you do better in nonviolent communication? Let’s look at another difficult topic now that we have a better understanding of our reactions and feelings: determining your needs. People don’t have enough practice doing this, which is why it’s so difficult; instead, they fall into the blame game. Because we rarely communicate our wants […]
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5 Ways Your Story Hurts Your Novel – By Janice Hardy…
5 Ways Your Story Hurts Your Novel – By Janice Hardy… on Writers in the Storm: When your technical writing skills are at a professional level, but you’re still not getting bites from agents, editors (or readers if you self-publish), it’s time to look at the story itself. One of the more frustrating aspects of being […]
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#NaNoPrep101, Creating Societies by Connie J. Jasperson
#NaNoPrep101, Creating Societies Worlds are comprised of plants, animals, and geology, which we touched upon in the first post of this series. But if intelligent life-forms are living on that world, there will also be societies. We humans are tribal and like having an overarching power structure because someone has to be the leader, which […]
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5 Tips for Authors When Negotiating their Author Agreements – by Joseph Perry…
5 Tips for Authors When Negotiating their Author Agreements – by Joseph Perry… on Anne R. Allen: Author Agreements: Know the Legal Terms For authors who are given a book contract and may not have an agent or attorney, here are a few tips that may help you in negotiating against the publisher. Read more …
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